Sprinkler for receptacles



Feb. 16, 1937. v c, E, ANDER ON 2,071,101

SPRINKLER FOR RECEPTACLES Fil ed NOV. 15, 1935 INVENTOR ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 16, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Carl E. Anderson, East Orange, N. J., assignor to Eastern Tool & Mfg. 00., Bloomfield, N. J.

Application November 13, 1935, Serial No. 49,483

1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improved stopper that is adapted for use in the neck of a receptacle such as a bottle and is perforated to enable its use as a sprinkler. The device enables a bottle of liquid to be dispensed as a spray in dampening clothes before ironing, in spraying plants or for similar purposes.

The invention is designed to provide a stopper of resilient material such as soft rubber, which stopper is tapered and thus easily fitted into the necks of bottles. The stopper is stiffened at the top by a cover or top which is perforated and which is crimped over the soft material at the edge of the stopper to compress it and not only form a tight seal but also to withstand the pulling strain when the stopper is pulled out of the bottle. The stopper is also adapted to allow water to flow back into the bottle when the bottle is stood upright, this lessening the chance of corroding of the metal top or cover by accumulation of water.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a view showing a bottle equipped with the new form of sprinkler. Figure 2 is a section of the sprinkler before the two members are assembled and Figure 3 is a similar view of the completed article.

The stopper as shown at II) is made of rubber having a tapered outside surface I I and a central bore I2. The bore is of practically the same diameter for its length and this provides a thicker and heavier top part. The stopper has an outwardly extending top part with a downwardly extending marginal flange I3. The top face of the stopper is sloped inwardly as at I4 so that no water will be retained when the bottle is placed upright and thus the metal is not corroded.

The metal top is placed over the stop-per and is preferably slightly domed as at I5 which part is provided with small perforations I6. The metal top has at its margin the downwardly extending flange H which extends beyond the flange I3 of the stopper. The flange I1 is then crimped tightly as at I8 and this compresses and stifiens the outer top part of the stopper, forming a dense bead I9. This compressing of the rubber flange into a bead makes the rubber dense and the rubber does not tear when the stopper is strongly pulled by means of the top when it is removed from a bottle, especially in case of a tight fit. Furthermore, the seal is eflective against water seeping down to leak from around the edge of the metal top.

I claim:

A sprinkler for receptacles comprising a tapered soft rubber stopper having a central longitudinal bore and an inwardly sloping top face and also having a marginal depending flange at the top, and a dome-like perforated top with a marginal edge embracing the outside edge at the top of the stopper and being crimped to tightly compress the flange of the stopper whereby the top part of the stopper is stiffened and withstands the strain of withdrawing the stopper by means of the metal top.

CARL E. ANDERSON. 

